$1,200 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series

09-17-2024 12:49 UTC-8

Morozumi's Queens Send Cruce Out

Tyler Boyer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing 8♣2♦6♠ and 10,500 in the pot.

With players in the pot, a player from early position checked to Sarah Cruce in the hijack, who went all in for 11,200. Then Naoya Morozumi in the cutoff called the bet, which for the player on the button and early position to fold, leaving the players heads up, with Cruce at risk.

Sarah Cruce: 9♠9♣ All in
Naoya Morozumi: Q♠Q♣

Cruce ran into the bigger over pair, and once the board ran out 8♦ on the turn, and 3♦ on the river, the pocket queens of Morozumi were still best, to give him the pot and eliminate Cruce.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naoya Morozumi	68,000 23,800	23,800
Sarah Cruce	Busted

09-17-2024 13:36 UTC-8

Cho Goes For It But Nelson Snaps Him Off

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Tyler Boyer

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

Chris Nelson raised to 11,000 from under the gun, and was called by a player in early position, the button, the blind Sungmi Cho, and the big blind.

After the 8♥Q♠4♦ flop, the blinds checked to Nelson who bet out 3.300. The player in early position, and the button quickly folded., before Cho called, and the big blind folded as well, leaving Nelson and Cho heads up.

The turn was the 9♣ and Cho checked to Nelson, who bet out 5,200. Cho then raised to 13,000, which was called by Nelson.

After the A♣ on the river, Cho went all in for 22,000, and Nelson wasted no time a flicked in a chip to call, and put Cho at risk.

Cho showed 10♥8♠ for a pair of eights, while Nelson had the winner when he tabled A♦Q♦ for two pair, aces and queens to take the pot, and eliminate Cho.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Nelson	95,800 43,800	43,800
Sungmi Cho	Busted

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09-17-2024 16:10 UTC-8

Lavassani Has Rockets

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Tyler Boyer

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up with Sungmi Cho all in for 19,500, and Fred Lavassani putting him at risk.

Sungmi Cho: 8♠8♣ All in
Fred Lavassani: A♦A♣

Cho ran into the pocket aces of Lavassani and was at risk of being eliminated. Despite the board running out 8♥A♠9♠6♣7♥ and Cho flopping a set, Lavassani also flopped a set and the set of aces were best, to eliminate Cho.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fred Lavassani	79,600 5,300	5,300
Sungmi Cho	Busted

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09-17-2024 16:18 UTC-8

Morozumi Cracks Aces

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Tyler Boyer

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player raised from under the gun, before Naoya Morozumi three-bet to 7,000 from early position. It folded back to the under the gun player, and he four-bet to 21,000. Morozumi wasted no time and five-bet all in for the under the gun players stack of 53,500, which was snap called to put himself at risk.

Under the Gun: A♦A♣ All in
Naoya Morozumi: A♥K♣

Morozumi ran into the pocket aces, and would need a lot of help to crack them. But Morozumi found just that when the flop came K♠K♥8♣ to give him a dominating lead with his trip kings. Looking for the case ace, the under the gun player could not improve after the board ran out 10♠ on the turn, and 2♦ on the river, giving Morozumi the pot with his trip kings, and eliminating his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naoya Morozumi	120,500 59,500	59,500

Tags: Naoya Morozumi

09-17-2024 16:44 UTC-8

Casella Knocks Out Khalili

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Tyler Boyer

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with four players in the hand, roughly 11,000 in the pot, and the board showing 6♦5♦A♦4♥.

The small blind checked to Sohale Khalili, who bet all in for 11,300, and Michael Casella in early position made the call. Both the button and the small blind folded, leaving the players heads up, with Khalili at risk.

Sohale Khalili: A♣3♥ All in
Michael Casella: A♠Q♣

Khalili and Casella both had a pair of aces , but Khalili was behind the bigger kicker of Casella. Needing a three or deuce, the 6♥ was no help to Khalili, and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Casella	65,000
Sohale Khalili	Busted

Tags: Sohale Khalili Michael Casella

09-17-2024 17:01 UTC-8

Sevens Hold For Hastings

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Tyler Boyer

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Action was picked up with a player in for 29,100, and Brian Hastings calling to put him at risk.

All in Player: A♥Q♣ All in
Brian Hastings: 7♥7♣

It was a flip, but the all in player would need to improve to stay in the tournament. But after the board ran out 8♣5♠9♦2♦K♠ the pair of sevens for Hastings remained best, to give him the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	105,000 18,300	18,300

Tags: Brian Hastings

09-17-2024 17:14 UTC-8

Misirian Knocks Out Kartaly

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Tyler Boyer

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Action was picked up with Artashe Kartaly all in for 10,800, and John Misirian putting him at risk.

Artashe Kartaly: A♥Q♦ All in
John Misirian: A♣K♥

Kartaly was dominated by the ace-king of Misirian, and after the board ran out K♦3♠3♥8♥Q♣ Misirian improved to a pair of kings, and eliminated Kartaly.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Misirian	52,000
Artashe Kartaly	Busted

Tags: John Misirian

09-17-2024 18:08 UTC-8

Hastings Gets Aces to Send a Player Out

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Tyler Boyer

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Brian Hastings raised from under the gun, and a player in the hijack three-bet all in for 33,500. Once it folded back to Hastings he double checked his cards and quickly made the call.

All in Player: A♠Q♠ All in
Brian Hastings: A♥A♦

The hijack ran into the pocket aces of Hastings, and once the board ran out 4♣7♠J♥5♦8♠ the pocket aces of Hastings were still best, and he took the pot and eliminated his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	155,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Brian Hastings

09-17-2024 19:08 UTC-8

Casella Flops Top and Bottom to Double Through Korene

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Tyler Boyer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Orest Korene opened the action with a raise to 6,500 from the hijack, and when it folded to Michael Casella on the button, he three-bet to 16,000. After the blinds folded, Korene made the call to see a flop.

The flop came A♥4♠2♠ and Korene checked to Casella, who bet out 13,000. Korene then raised to put Casella all in for 72,500, which he snap called to put himself at risk.

Michael Casella: A♣2♣ All in
Orest Korene: A♦Q♥

Casella was able to flop two pair against the bigger ace, and once the board ran out 8♦ on the turn, and 9♣ on the river, the two pair aces and deuces were good to take the pot and double up.

Korene was left with just 16,000 chips after the hand, and was seen exiting the tournament area a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Casella	182,000 117,000	117,000
Orest Korene	Busted

09-17-2024 20:44 UTC-8

Patz Spikes a Queen to Get a Double Knockout

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action folded to Preston Patz on the button, and he raised to 10,000, before the small blind Chris Nelson three-bet to 29,000. Then Marc Fiorenti four-bet all in for 55,000. Patz then five-bet to put Nelson all in for his last 110,000, who quickly called to put himself at risk.

Marc Fiorenti: 10♦10♣ All in
Chris Nelson: A♥A♣ All in
Preston Patz: Q♠Q♦

It was a massive cooler with three big pairs in late position. Nelson was in a great spot to triple up and overtake the chip lead, but when the board ran out 7♣Q♣2♠5♦3♠ the pocket queens of Patz improved to a set of queens, which cracked the aces of Nelson, which eliminated him and Fiorenti in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Preston Patz	435,000 185,000	185,000
Chris Nelson	Busted
Marc Fiorenti	Busted